Curtain-pole.



No.79&967. PATENTED JULY 4,1905.

H.J.UPPERMAN,

CURTAIN POLE.

APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 20, 1905.

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Application lllerl March 20,1905. Serial No, 250.969.

tie it known that l, l'lwnnr Jules Uremjiuiiw, 2t citizen of the United t it zitee oi r tinerie: l, resiiline' 2th littshureg in the county ol x illeig'heny nnil ltute ot ,l ennsyl un in, here inventetl certain new unil ueel'nl linprovenients in tlurtuinJlFelee, of which the Following; ii specification, reference heine' luul therein to the :tcconipztnyinn' (ll'iLWlllQ'Eh llhis invention has relntiru'i to certnin new :nnl use'tul in]proveinentsin curtain-poles; unml the invention has lor its; ohjeet to proviile at novel term of pole to which :1 plurality in ourtnins eztn he nsily :u'ul quickly securctl.

inother object o'l' this invention is to provitle it curtain-pole wherein the use of ring'e rintl pin ein'tztin-lusteners are ilispiiseil with, thus tliepensing with it gr eat (lcul o'tlzthor heretoiore required in hung-inn t11(l (helping curtnine.

it Further ohjeet ol this ii'n 'ention iii to proviile n novel lornn ot hrzickct which is :ulupteil to he userl in connection with my iilllll'OVtll curtain-pole.

With the above :nul other ohjecte in view the invention linzilly consiets in the novel construction, C(llillJiDttlilOl'n llltl :trruingenient ot ptlllfl. which will he hereinafter lnlly clescrihetl nntl theii specillczilly pointeil out in the claims, :uul, reterrine' to the drawings nccoinpunying this zipplientien, like nunierzth-i oi relerence (ileei 'nn'te UOll'OS])Ol'llljlflg' 'pzute throi'ighout the eeverul viewu, in whieh-- Ill in'nrel is n uuaspectivc view of my iniproveil curtain-1n le. l in. i2 is an einl view o'l' the wine illustrating the pole inounteil upon oneol' myiinproveil hnekete, Fig. 3 is; :1 perspective view e'l one term of my iinprovetl poieL, .illust 'zttii'ig the tion. Fig. etis esinlihu'view eta inotlilieil term of construction thut nnty he used in connection with my ililpl'OVGtl pole and the: is it tiwtn'inentery perspective view ol still :tnother torni o'l curtain-pole.

'lllo put my iHVGlltlOTi into practice, l here (levieetl A novel term of ln'ucket, which it; ill netruteil in l i e'e. 1 and 2 ol the rlrnwii'ige. 'lhe hritcket is preleruhly mode of metal, :nul hy reterrine' to Fig. it ot' the ilr: wiiigri it will he oheervetl thitt the htuly portion oil the bracket ez'nue in an open poeii consists ol :1 screw-threznleil shank l, the one enrl 01' which is hitnrimteih us inilie: terl :it .2, :nul the arms 3 3. tormeil hy the hiturzntion ot the shank, :u'e hent outwurilly zuul :u'e piereeil to receive ecrew-holts t --l wherehy the hrucket one he sccurcil to n, whulow-t nine or lriune 0t 2t doorway, it it he ilesireil to so position the curtuins. :l ])I'()Vlll0 the screw-thremleil ehnnk with nuts I) uni] t3, the nut 5 Serving an :1 join-nut, while the nut Geerves to secure the curtain-pole 7 upon the screw-tlnezuIetl shunk i. lit will o'l course he ulnlerstoiul that 2 phi-- relity o'l thene h *nckete may he ernployeth the uiunhertlepentline'upon the length of pole to he supporteil, :uul hy employing the jinn-nut 5 the position of the eurtuilr mle rehttive to its Support can he rezulily :uljustetl.

in Fig. 23 ot the (l 'i'iwings the cnrtnin-pole T is illustriitoil in an open position, :nul hy referring to Sflitl lignre it will he ohserveil that the pole consists oi two snlistuntinilly senileylintlri 'tttl n1en1herst :inil J, which :u'ehingeil together, ns indie: ,tei l at ll) it). The con tronting feces of these inein hers ere I'GCQSSQtl, us indicated nt .1 l untl 12. The t'neeettherecese 12 is proviilecl with it pluritlity ol pins 14;, nnil the face of the l'tCUSH 1i proviileil withzt plurality of apertures 15, which in" utluptetl to receive the pins tel: ot the recess 12. it have receuseil inch one oil" the inenlhere it run] 5), wherehy one or more curtains one he resulily poeitioneil upon the pine It :tnil rctziineil within the curtninmle when the members; e and u are 'l' Ohl" C(l together. illoholil these members in ClUHPtl. position, ll lHtVO proviiletl the cuts of each of the inelnhers with uperturee it It} :nul It? 17, which are :ulepterl to horimmtelly ziline with one another, wherehy the cin'tziiir'pole in its entirety van he plncetl upon the scrcw-thrmulell shanks '1, o If the lJlfEtUlflTtH inul retained thereon by the nuts 6.

-Zlt will he ohservml tlnit in the accompany ingil 'ztwings l have illuetruteil nioililietl torine ot COI'lStl'UCtlOH which new he nsetl in conncction with my improveil pole, end one of these terms is ilhestruteil in l i o'. +11 where it willv he seen that the iueiuhere if; it are similar in construction to the ineinhers 8 :uul 9 herein)- lore ilescriheih and. the only iilillerence he tween this niotlillczttion end the preferred form of construction (illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings) resides in the employment of spring-clips 19 19, which are secured to one of the members, as indicated at 20. posite member is provided with a plurality of recesses 21 21, which are adapted to receive the spring-clips 19 when the members are folded together. The spring-clips 19 19 are adapted to engage a curtain and retain the same between the members 18 18 of the curtain-pole when it has been placed upon the brackets heretofore described.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings still another modi- [ied form of construction is illustrated, and it will be observed that in this form 01 curtainpole I have entirely dispensed with the use of pins and spring-clips and have simply provided the member 22 of the curtain-pole with a longitudinally-disposed rib or DI'OJGCUOH 223,

which extends from one end of the member to the other end. This rib or projection is adapted to fit within a longitudinally-disposed groove 24:, formed in the member 25 of the curtain-pole, and the rib 23 is adapted to impinge one or more curtains within the groove 24: when the members and 25 are folded v The opnot care to confine myself to the specific construction of pole illustrated, various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit and scope of the invention.

lVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The combination with brackets embodying a shank having its inner end adapted for attachment to a window-frame, of a pole embodying two members hinged together, each section being pierced adjacent the ends to receive said shanks, and means on the shank of said brackets at opposite sides of the pole to hold the latter thereon and secure the sections in the closed position.

2. In a curtain-pole, the combination with brackets having screw-threaded shanks, nuts mounted upon said shanks, of a curtain-pole, said pole consisting of two semicylindrical members hinged together, the ends of said members having apertures formed therein adapted to aline with one another and receive the screw-threaded shanks of said brackets, said members having recesses formed therein, and means to secure a plurality of curtains within said recesses substantially as described.

3. In a device of the type described, the combination with brackets having threaded shanks, of a curtain-pole, said pole consisting of two substantiallysemicylindrical members hinged together, the ends of said pole, having apertures formed therein adapted to receive said threaded shanks, and means to secure said pole upon said shanks, substantially as described.

a. In a device of the type described, the combination with brackets havingth readed shanks, ot' a curtain-pole, said pole consisting of two substantially semicylindrical members hinged together, means carried by said members to retain a plurality of curtains between said members, and means to secure said members together, upon said shanks, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature i the presence of two witnesses.

HARRY JAMES UPPEBMAN.

\Vitnesses:

II. C. Evmrr, n. C. .lrinrrz. 

